A RESOLUTION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, COUNTY OF LOS
ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, RECOGNIZING
THE YELLOW FLAG WITH THREE RED STRIPES AS THE OFFICIAL
FLAG OF THE VIETNAMESE-AMERICAN COMMUNITY.

Ngày
7 Tháng 7 Năm 2003(July
7th, 2003)

CITY
OF POMONA, CALIFORNIARESOLUTION
NO. 2003-140

A RESOLUTION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, COUNTY OF LOS
ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, RECOGNIZING
THE YELLOW FLAG WITH THREE RED STRIPES AS THE OFFICIAL
FLAG OF THE VIETNAMESE-AMERICAN COMMUNITY.

WHEREAS, the
current government of Vietnam is a non-democratic, one-party system of
government without rule of law that arbitrarily infringes upon the basic
human and civil liberties of its citizens; and

WHEREAS, Vietnamese-Americans
were forced to flee Vietnam in fear of the government of Vietnam’s campaign
of retribution and persecution after the fall of Saigon in 1975; and

WHEREAS, the
vast majority of Vietnamese-Americans embrace the yellow flag with three
red stripes as the symbol of the Vietnamese-American community; and

WHEREAS, the
current government of Vietnam continues to harass, interrogate and arrest
individuals advocating democracy; and

WHEREAS, dating
back to 1948, the yellow flag with three red stripes has a long history
in Vietnam and is a broader symbol of resilience, freedom and democracy
of and for the Vietnamese-American community; and

WHEREAS, Vietnamese-Americans
have shown their desire that the yellow flag with three red stripes be
recognized as the official flag of the Vietnamese-American Community; and

WHEREAS, the
State of California is home to the largest Vietnamese-American population
in the United States of America.

NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Pomona formally recognizes the yellow flag
with three red stripes as the official flag of the Vietnamese-American
community, and that this flag may be displayed on any city-owned property,
at any city-controlled or city-sponsored Vietnamese-American event, or
any public function organized by the Vietnamese-American community, subject
to the permit requirements of the City; and

BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that the City of Pomona encourages county officials and state
legislators to pass legislation recognizing the yellow flag with three
red stripes as the official flag of the Vietnamese-American community.